by Pam Rempe | Feb 5, 2026 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Imagine the Possibilities
It was Sunday afternoon. I was making a cake, cooking dinner, and watching three soccer games at once while furiously typing on a group text with my husband and a married couple we are friends with. They were watching the same games. I thought, “This is silly; they...
by Jennifer Prophete | Dec 30, 2025 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Neighborhood Well-being
Reposted Reposted from we-are-neighbors.blogspot.com. Note from the Director: For our last blog of the year we are featuring The State of Neighboring in Missouri. We felt this was a timely piece as we head into a new year and many of us...
by Jennifer Prophete | Dec 1, 2025 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, How-to
Holiday gift giving can be pure joy, or a tricky conundrum, especially if you’re trying to find gifts for people you don’t know that well. As our consumption has gone up, and our connections with others have gone down, holiday...
by Jennifer Prophete | Nov 11, 2025 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Imagine the Possibilities
Our team listens to a lot of stories. One of the many benefits of the work we do is having the ability to share these stories. To help spread the good parts of neighboring around the country, and to use those collective “good parts” to help make the “hard parts” a...
by Pam Rempe | Jul 22, 2025 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, How-to
Making friends as an adult can be awkward and getting to know your neighbors can be equally difficult. Over the years, I have been inspired by a few people and organizations that have shared thoughtful practices for being intentional in neighborhoods. Though I have...
by Pam Rempe | Jul 8, 2025 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, How-to, Imagine the Possibilities
I wish I could tell you Supper Club was my idea; it wasn’t. The idea came from a nineteen-year-old intern. She was spending the semester earning sociology credit with my nonprofit. Ever feel stuck? Wanting for ideas? Consider hiring a...
